Sports

Post 66 has a rematch with Corning, resulting in a split

The Hiawatha Post 66 Braves senior baseball team had a rematch with the Corning Legion team on Wednesday, June 18. This rematch with the Corning team resulted in a split where Post 66 failed to gain a win in the first half of the game but managed to get the upper hand and win the second half; the first game was 11-16 with the win going to Corning and the second game was 13-6 going to Hiawatha.

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Hiawatha Swim team competes at Falls City

The Hiawatha Swim Team competed at the Falls City swim meet on Saturday, June 14. Hiawatha faced off against Marysville and Seneca on that day, Hiawatha scoring a total of 285 in the Boys Team Totals and 465 in the Girls Team Totals, with a combined total of 750 overall; Marysville scored a total of 1,023, Falls City scored 486 and Sabetha scored six. Seneca scored zero at the meet.

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Hiawatha Post 66 splits with Marysville Post 163

The Hiawatha Braves Post 66 team faced off against the Marysville Post 163 team at home at Noble Park on Wednesday, June 11. Throughout the evening, both teams struggled with several foul balls. Quite a few baseballs also sped out of the ball park and even zipped into the dugout areas, with the announcer saying, “Please and thank you.” Despite this, both Hiawatha and Marysville split with each other score-wise, with Marysville beating Hiawatha in the first game at 7-8 but Hiawatha winning at 8-7, with the combined score being 15-15.

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